385
De Havilland DHC-6-300
FAP 311
Year of Manufacture:
Built as:
Engine Installation:
Registration History:
1973
DHC-6-300
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
FAP 311 ► OB-R-1159 ► FAP 311
Reg’n
311
311
■
311
OB-R-1159
311
Operator [Owner]
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON
Sank while docked near Toronto Island Airport, ON 07-Nov-1973; repairable (see details below)
Fuerza Aérea del Perú, Grupo Aéreo 42, Esc. Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva 421, Iquitos
TANS-Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva, Iquitos
Fuerza Aérea del Perú, Grupo Aéreo 42, Esc. Transportes Aéreos Nacionales de la Selva 421, Iquitos
Change
Roll Out
F/Flight
Delivered
Repainted
Returned
Date
Sep-1973
Sep-1973
?
15-Jul-2006
Additional Historical Information
07-Nov-1973 While docked near the Toronto Island Airport the aircraft sank while being prepared for delivery to Fuerza Aérea del Perú. It was recovered and subsequently transported via road back to the factory in Downsview for repairs. Upon completion of the repairs it was delivered to Peru.
By 2017, the aircraft had been withdrawn from use at Iquitos, and was painted in the original Fuerza Aérea del Perú scheme (except with grey undersides rather than bare metal), carrying serial FAP 390.